Film Review – Kill Chain

Nicolas Cage tries to create an acting opportunity for himself with “Kill Chain,” taking the lead role and a producer credit on the production, even offering himself something a vacation, with the feature shot in Columbia. Cage’s intent with the material isn’t difficult to decode, offering writer/director Ken Sanzel a shot at shaping a noir-ish look at people who kill and the trauma they wrestle with, gifting his actors plenty of opportunity to monologue and looked pained while participating in the occasional shootout. Like many recent Cage endeavors, “Kill Chain” is fairly weak, absent a supportive budget and helming hustle from Sanzel, who isn’t all that concerned with the movie’s lack of excitement, searching for a way to protect the material’s theatrical style instead of amplifying its periodic conflicts. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com